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Saturday, 23 April 2016

Twin Haus ''Nothing Lavish'' EP Review

You’re in for a treat this April as Twin Haus have recently
released their new 4 track EP titled ‘’Nothing Lavish’’ and it is astounding. The
4 piece Australian band have been described as Foals meets Radiohead meets
Explosions in the Sky and I would say there are even some slight Jeff Buckley
undertones to some of their tracks.

The first track is almost entirely 10 minutes long, but with
the constant shift of sound and pace going on within this piece, you will even
be left wishing for more. What strikes me about this particular track is the
beautifully repetitive guitar melody and the haunting male vocals that
interject at points throughout the build-up and breakup of instruments.

The piece
starts off with simple guitar strings that sustain the song throughout the
entire 10 minutes, slow to start off the first lyrics are ‘’well let me go’’
sung in a unique ‘’Jeff Buckley’’ like tone. Gradually a beat starts to emerge
and progress, this shifts the general mood of the song from a calm and tranquil
trance into a more fast paced yet still simple state. The entire song consists
of drops and lifts of pace until eventually at the climax, a kaleidoscope of
sound is created. With all the range of instruments, a clash of sound would be
expected- however this is far from a clash. Everything is put together so
tastefully and perfectly. There is only one way to describe this song, and that
is ‘’breath-taking’’. This song is breath-taking.

The rest of the EP is just as impressive as the first track,
with each song taking on a new feel yet still managing to maintain that ‘Twin
Haus’ signature sound throughout it. With
certain parts of songs featuring stripped back echoes and just guitar strings,
and other parts featuring more fast paced drum beats and a complete band, this
EP covers it all. It seeps talent,
individuality and beauty.